Tee molder



Dec 14,1926. 1,511,060

1 c. H. PAGE TEE MOLDER Filed May 18 1925 Patented Dec lltd-192$; H

{GEORGE HQ P GE, onwnvmrne, ame, CANADA v H 'rnnmonnnni 5Q] Application filed ma s, 19125; seam noiis're'aaf The'invention relates to improvements in place and also prevent rotation. of the seated tee molders and an object or'the'inventionisi washer.- I f I 1 f "j p to provide a simple tool by the usejot which 7 Thewasheris provided with a central hole one'canqii'ickly and easily niakea sand tee" 12 presentingvshaped corners and thelhole 5 such as is'requi'red to support"a"golfball receives a steni13 having threads of consid- 60 a r I when playing the game, the finished tee'beerable;pitch,ythe threads operating in-the ing compact and shaped to receivethe-ball ll-shaped corners ofrthe liole' ilflj The stern V and support it in an elevated position. I Y can be formed from a bar of metal, square A further object is to construct the tool incross section,' which is twisted and after in a simple, inexpensive and durable manner twisting, the four corners ofthe bar form the 65 i and sothat itwill be light and compact and spiral threads which operate in the corners "easilyoperatedQ. f a *1 of the'h 12. Thea-lower endot the stem A further objectis to construct a tool passes freelyinto'tlie lower endot-the body which will not only receiveand shape the piece and-terminates ina centrally positioned.

15 sand placedtherein' butf will also, when stud" 14: on which 'I mount tampinghead 7 0 I brought into contact with the greenandad, L15 whiclris or 'a frusto+conical shape com- I tuated, compress the sandso'that the finished fple neiltaiyto the pockets andhas the lower 'tee is firm and leave a pocket ,uereinrre the end thereof convex as'indicated at 16,]j-The" "reception of theball.

i head is held erinal ently to thestem byhrivv YVith' the above inore importantjobjects in .eting theflower end of: the, The: up- 7' v view the invention cons sts essentially inlthe erjend of t'he'st'einter niiiatesalso in a stud arrangement and construction of parts here'- 17 projects beyondtheupper en'd ot the i'natter more particularly described; referbody fpief ce; A. sleet e18 is also provided ence being had to the accompanying drawand this slidably enters the upper end of the ing, in which; i l body piece and freely receives the upper end 80 j Fig. l is a side view o'tthe teemolder; of the stem, i H I 1 Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. The upperend of the sleev'eterniinatesin a f Fig. 3 is alongitudinal vertical sectional knob 19 which is drilledand screw threaded view centrally through the molder the secand receives a screw 20.' Y'It'willbe observed tions being taken .at the line 3- Figure 1 that there is an nternal shoulder 21 proof diametrically. opposing finger grips 5 and pieces 5 and tional'view at 4+4; Figure r between the shoulder and the screw. In this Fig; 5. is'a perspective view ofth'eteea sp'acfe,fa washer 23 is placed; thelfwasher'loe In'thedrawing: like characters or reference ing mounted on the stem 17,the upperend, of

Figure 4: is an enlarged detailed cross secjvided in the knob and a [space-Q22 reserved 35 indicate correspondingpartsin, the several whichisenlarged or rivetedasindicated at,

24; to retain the washer. A coil spring25 is fu ures. i

., The-body 1 of the tee mold or-inaker is tuinserted between the disc and the lower end bular and it is provided with an internal seat; of the sleeve, this springoperating. to nor- V Qadjacent'the lower end and has thelower mally hold thehe'adlti seated in'tl'ienpper 5 40" end'thereoi outwardly fiaredas indicatedat end of thespoc'ket 4. Thenormal 'position j p 3 and provided with an internal frusto-coniof the disc is "best shownin Figure; 3 and "cal shaped moldingpocket ll Adjoining the according' to the' arrangement; it; will-be 7 upper end, the body'is supplied with a pair apparentfthatjwhen one-graspsthefinge-rw 6 with his finger and-places 4.5 '6. A washer or disc 71s inserted within the knob in the palin of his hand andpreslies 10o i the body being put in'through the upper end down on the knob, such will result in the thereoi and when finally in place, the washer, downinovement or the head 15 and also in a seats OIi'lZliQSliOLlldQI and'is prevented from' rotary movement of the head due to the rotating in any suitablelnianner. I have threads of he stem being rotated by the disc.

. 50 herein shown the disc as supplied with dia- During this movement the knob l9idoes not metrically opposing outstanding lugs 8 and turn as'the stem is free to rotatein respect 9 which are adapted to'be received within to the knob due to the top fastening. I channels 10 and 11 cut in'the wall of'the have found in actual practice that ap body piece. The channels receive the lugs proximately one quarter ofan inch isallthe and permit the Washer to slide down into downinovenient that one requires to give no 7' "the head end this lIlOVBlIlGntlS limited by 1 havingthe knob strike the upper end ofthe .oi the head, it} Will be're'ediI -y teeters, od that I do not I desire to helimitedto "these memes. They. are. only snggeste'd',sothat the action, oti the device inny be bet-teriin v presses down on the, knob whilst g'ri'p'ping,

bodyypiece when the knob has been jnioved down approximately one quarter of 'aninCh; ;The amount which the head is rotated is {approximately one quarterof a -revolutio =Whilst I have stated one'quarter inoh en movement and one quarter'ofe' revolu n clerstoo'd h v V t ,When t is desired to mal-ie send tee such as is required when playing golf, one fills the molding; pocket 4: with sand, the parts at this tinie'lbeing in the position as shown in Figure 3; ,'He,' then, places the device on the'green in en'upright positionfwith'the lower end contacting with the green and the'finger pieces With the lingersii ihe down movementof theknolo causes the head 15 to inofve down and simultaneously turn and this sinovement 'firmlyflpaclks" the send to form the tee as indicetedet 26 andprovides the tee-With a shallow saucershaped"pocket 27 I which is adapted to receivethe hzill 'lhe tee so formed illretein its she'pe end'wi'll not erlirnlole under the" Weight of the bell when thesan1e is'lpleced in the pocket. The device ill be llltldllght and compact so that :it 'ean-be reztdily carried about." The frusto- Conicalshepe' ot; the pocket t shapes the sides of the tee as will beread'ilj understood.

l/Vhilst l have entered into it detailed desoription of the manner in which the stem I is depressed and caused to be ro'tatedwhen helngdepressed," it Will'he readily understood thet'th'e oonstruotionmight be nia'terielly niodifiedwithont departing from the spirit- 0f the inventiones set torth'in the epy By arranging the parts asiherein.shown,

itis a very eesyrnatterto take the article apart for repair or other purposes aso'ne simply has to remove thescrew and cut oil the flared head of the studlZ. "lhis'per mitsthef'sleeve to-he Withdrawn upwardly and the stem pulledont from the bottom atterwhich thespring and washer 7 ean i'be removed. The stein'17 is inede sufficiently long so that it can be vsubsequently l e-riveted npon the parts being again reassembled, 1

oi the stein in respeet toth eknob and e fcoil that I claim asiny invention Asandtee'inolder hevinge send'reeeiv-e mg anclmold ng pocket, ahead normally pm 1 sitioned 1n the-pooketet the inner end thereof, and niea'nsfor rotating end simultaneoua ly shifting seid head toward the month of -thepocket. F

2. Asa-rid eel shaped sand 'receiving' and molding pocket in the lower end the1eot',';t depressihle 'head"jin"tl1e smell end of thepo'eket end ineens for turning't'hehead as it isdep 'essed'.

sand tee niolder fru -'con1' Gill -sliap'ed and receiving and olding pocket 1-11 the lower end thereof, a eseible vex and nieans f'or turning the heedesitfis Within the body member; "means torftnrning the Stern j upon the same end shifted,

heed seou'red to the lower end 'of theistein' 'endfadepted to olose the npp e'r endlot the molding pocket, '9; spring. netin'g on tlie steni and normally holding the 'fheltdseeted in the" for depressing the sa'lhe i 'send'te'e inolde'r. eomprising a tubular I body piece having theflower'end ier ysen'ting aflfrnstoeonie'zi'l' shanedlsand 'eeeir; ing mold, an endwise shiftehle stem eXte-nd- 'ing Within the'body piece, ineen's forttiirning ee molder having 2t frusto-coni- 5:

i'ng' and 'in 'oldingpo'o ketje steinf eontzi'ined the stem in the-end shittingfthereot; e heed seeured to the lewerene of the stein a smelly J closingithenpp'er end of the pe 'saidhead having the under fecetherem n? vex, ssleeveslidably entering theupner end 0t the body piece and freely reeeiyingi'the upper end oft-he stein, seidlslee'vehaving" the upperendthereof terminating in e k noh means connecting the'upperf end of thesteni to the knob whilst permitting of therot'eti n spring contained Within the body piece and the engaging the stem and normally holding head seated in the upper-end otthe pocket Signed at 'lVinnipegthi's 7th day ofMey ston PAGE. Q 

